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- Title
Pandemic Dementia Scarce Resource Allocation.
- Authors
Smith, Eric E.; Couillard, Philippe; Fisk, John D.; Ismail, Zahinoor; Montero-Odasso, Manuel; Robillard, Julie M.; Vedel, Isabelle; Sivananthan, Saskia; Gauthier, Serge
- Abstract
Hospitals and intensive care units are straining to provide care for a large surge of patients with coronavirus disease 19 (Covid-19). Contingency plans are being made for the possibility that resources for lifesaving care, including mechanical ventilators, will be in short supply. Covid-19 is more severe and more likely to be fatal in older persons. Dementia is one of the commonest severe comorbidities of aging. Persons with dementia are vulnerable and often need the support of others to make their voices heard. This commentary, created by a task force commissioned by the Alzheimer Society of Canada, provides guidance for triaging persons with dementia to scarce medical resources during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Subjects
DECISION making; DEMENTIA; HEALTH care rationing; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH services administration; MEDICAL triage; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2020, Vol 23, Issue 3, p260
- ISSN
1925-8348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5770/cgj.23.457